The latest case of measles was confirmed by health officials in Metro Vancouver yesterday on Wednesday, March 6. A Fraser Health Authority officials told CBC News that the case is a result of the initial measles outbreak in Vancouver.

The measles outbreak has only spread this year to several other provinces since it broke out in BC. Just earlier this week, the Toronto Public Health confirmed that the GTA was experiencing its first confirmed case of measles. The health officials also said that other Torontonians were at risk of being exposed to the measles case.

Now that yet another case has been confirmed in Metro Vancouver, it looks like the measles outbreak is only continuing to grow. It first started with two confirmed cases in BC, and that number has now grown to 17 in a matter of weeks and also spread to three other Canadian provinces.

In an interview with CBC News, Canada's chief health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, has advised Canadians to get vaccinated to protect themselves from measles. She says that it's not too late to get immunized.

"If someone is questioning whether to get vaccinated or not ... it's a really good idea now to go in and talk to your health provider if you have questions and get them answered and get yourself vaccinated," Tam explained. "I don't think it's too late ever to get your measles immunization up to date."